Ah, arranged marriages.
I mean, at least Gaston is super charming.
Emma wakes up from her dream shed fallen asleep while Hook was keeping watch waiting for Reginas signal.
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The catch is, shedoesntwant Rumple to use dark magic.
So, what is the mighty Gaston doing down in the Underworld?
Working at a pet shelter.
Quite charming, really.
No one…mucks like Gaston?
Anyway, Hades arrives with a problem and a solution.
And when souls have hope, they move on, and that cant happen.
But thats not the big deal.
Id say she has a right to be pissed.
At the graves, Emma is trying to re-create the spell when her dream starts coming true.
They rush to take cover against the storm, and Emma tells them about the monster that pursues them.
I love how everyone is okay that shes remembering all of this from a dream.
But, you know, Magic!
NEXT: Kill the beast!
He even apologizes for the stories theyve told about him!
(That darn LeFou, always spreading rumors.)
Truthfully, Gaston looks super shady, especially when he gets that I love to hunt and kill!
look in his eye, but well give Belle a pass.
Hes distracted from their walk by a creature, which turns out to be a young ogre.
Belle, unsurprisingly, is not on board with this.
Its not far to retrieve, and she can get it with her father.
And her dad is no help.
Belles told to go home, like a good girl.
(Yall, Belles smarter than every single one of you.)
Belle recognizes the book and realizes she must be Gastons unfinished business and tells Rumple to go.
She can handle herself here.
Or, she can until Hades comes and offers her a deal because Hades LOVES deals!
This is morally against anything Belle wants to do, but now shes torn.
Thats not what being a hero is about!
Being a hero is about strength and brutality!
And why is his former fiancee so dead set on defending Rumple, anyway?
Well, hes kind of Belles husband.
When Gaston tries to shoot an arrow at it, Belle holds up the mirror in self-defense.
Putting two and two together, she realizes hes not the monster, Gaston.
She forces him to go through her if he wants to shoot her, allowing the ogre to escape.
Gastons kingdom, on the other hand…
Anyway, marry him!
Once again, Belle saves the day!
But Gaston is still angry and tries to shoot Rumple.
In an attempt to save him, Belle ends up knocking Gaston into the river.
Naturally, she feels terrible because she really didnt want to kill him at all.
Because Belle did the deed, however, well…its still good, actually.
Because now, Belle has taken away hope.
I dont have any issues!
Emma declares, just like any other therapy patient, and I laugh a lot at this moment.
If someone dies, itll be her fault.
Snow refuses to let her daughter feel guilty for herself, claiming, Love is worth it.
Beats Hades attitude on love, which makes you do stupid things.
Which is also true, technically.
They go after the monster, and while tracking it, Snow recognizes paw prints that look familiar.
The monster isnt evil: It needs help.
What the hell is RED doing in the Underworld?
Your guess is as good as mine.
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